Mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases are often fatal. However, even though there has been a dramatic decline in the use of asbestos over the past several decades, the number of deaths that are related to asbestos exposure is still on the rise. The CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control) reported a surge of [...]
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What is Asbestos and How Exposure is Hazardous to Your Health
Posted by admin on December 31st, 2011
Asbestos is a silicate mineral that naturally occurs and has the appearance of crystals with separable long fibers. It is inextinguishable and flexible; so it became widely used as insulation and other products that require resistance to heat, low conductivity to electricity, and high tensile strength. It is highly toxic and hazardous to health. Prolonged [...]
Lung Cancer when Associated with Asbestosis and Mesothelioma is an Occupational Disease
Posted by admin on December 25th, 2011
The assertion that asbestosis must be present in order to attribute a lung cancer to asbestos exposure does not meet accepted standards for establishing causation. One interesting study is called, “Historical perspectives in occupational medicine. Changing attitudes and opinions regarding asbestos and cancer 1934–1965″ by Philip E. Enterline PhD – American Journal of Industrial Medicine [...]
